While many fans may consider February cricket's domain, some will be well and truly hankering for a glimpse of winter's superstars as the warmer months begin to wind down.
For those of you hoping to gain some intel on your team for 2019, get a headstart on your Supercoach team, or just looking to avoid AFLX, a host of pre-season trial matches might take your fancy.
Before the JLT Community Series gets underway, coaches can tinker with their teams and structures in opposed intra-club matches or trial games against their competition rivals.
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Many of them are on February 22nd, the same day as AFLX, meaning plenty of the league's biggest stars will be sitting out ahead of the Marvel Stadium exhibition.
Here's the list of pre-season trial matches still to come.
GWS v Sydney practice match
Friday, February 22
Blacktown International Sports Park
Time: 9:30am
Live stream? Yes, via Swans' and Giants' websites.
West Coast intra-club match
Friday, February 22
Venue and time TBC
Collingwood v Melbourne practice match
Saturday, February 23
Olympic Park Oval
Time: 10am
Live stream? Yes, via the Melbourne website.
St Kilda intra-club match
Saturday, February 23
RSEA Park
Time: 10.30am
Live stream? Yes, via the club app.
Adelaide (U23) v Port Adelaide (U23) practice match
Saturday, February 23
Thebarton Oval
Time: 11am ACDT
Live stream? Yes, via the Power website.
Gold Coast v Brisbane practice match
Saturday, February 23
Metricon Stadium
Time: 3pm
Live stream? Nope.
As for the rest, Essendon have said they will not be hosting a full intra-club match, while Fremantle, Richmond and Western Bulldogs have not yet announced when theirs will be.
